Busan vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$390	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.48M

The cost of living in Busan is 4% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5092nd and 5351st ($1060 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 14th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 201st and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Zapopan

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	Busan	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$5821

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696